The Wesson Flea Market had something for everyone this year -from dogs to funnel cakes to little squirting foam lizards onleashes.

Visitors from all over the state were on hand for thefestivities, and the funnel cake vendors weren’t the only ones whofound themselves with huge lines of hungry shoppers demanding thekind of goodies one only finds at such an event.

Russell Aution of Tylertown pointed out a large tie-dyed peacesign wall-hanging to a young teenage shopper.

“It’ll still be here when you come back,” he told her. “Peopledon’t buy up a lot of those here. This isn’t a wall-hangingtown.”

Aution was fresh from a trip to a street fair in Gulfport wherehe had sold several of the wall-hangings, but he said the fair inWesson usually brings more interest in his T-shirts than hiswall-hangings.

“The crosses sell pretty well,” he said. “But overall the peacesigns are – without competition – our best sellers.”

Three-year-old Terrill Dixon of Brookhaven watched his mothershopping on Spring Street for purses and jewelry while alsowatching over his one-year-old sister, Betty. He wouldn’t elaborateout loud, but his manner indicated he was more than happy with thequality of the hot dog he was enjoying.

Two tents down, Tamra and Selena Cashion of Hopewell looked overT-shirts trying hard to decide exactly which one to add to theirwardrobe. The shirts were sold by Brookhaven’s Mike Walley.

Alabama native Jim Kearney entertained passers-by with his foamlizard, Charlie, who spat a stream of water at the market-goerswhen they approached his tent.

“He can scratch his fleas too,” he said, as the little lizard,under his direction, twisted around and appeared to scratch itsback canine-style as 8-year-old Jevante Jones of Wesson laughedwith delight.

Wesson Mayor Alton Shaw said the town was proud of the turnoutfor the event, and that attendance looked to be at an all-timehigh.

Organizer Kenneth Furr said Thursday over 150 vendors wereexpected for the event, which took place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.